moving to bay area

[meg1112]

Hi, I'm moving to the Bay Area and have been applying to several new grad programs including UCSF and Stanford. I haven't had the best success, however, I have had a few call backs. Does anybody know if they prefer new grads within the area? Is it a disadvantage that I'm not in the city? I will be graduating in May and relocating in June.

Any advice would be welcomed.

Thanks!

[Nurse Salt]

I don't think you are necessarily at a disadvantage being out of the area. Most employers are aware that not all new grads are local and will probably hold a phone interview with you or schedule one when you move here. However, if I remember correctly, most of my classmates who began working for those hospitals started work in early July/late June but were hired by mid-May. There are MANY great facilities in this area, and I think it would benefit you to expand your search to other hospitals, as I know Stanford and UCSF are VERY competitive for new grads. Good luck but do consider looking around elsewhere...

[wildmountainchild]

New grad programs in the bay area are very competitive, but not impossible. It depends on where you want to work/what area of nursing. The problem is that all nursing schools graduate at the same time...creating a huge influx of newly graduated inexperienced nurses in the bay area who need to get into a new grad program.

If you could stay where you are and get just 6 months of experience it would give you a huge advantage in getting hired here. You would likely still be competing for new grad positions but you would beat the rest w/o any experience at all.

Just my two cents.

[meg1112]

Thanks, guys.

Do you know of any way to stand out from the rest of the crowd not being from the area? Any recommendations?